African Textiles Today
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Author | : Chris Spring |
Publisher | : Smithsonian Institution |
Total Pages | : 259 |
Release | : 2012-10-09 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1588343804 |
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African Textiles Today illustrates how African history is read, told, and recorded in cloth. All artifacts or works of art hold within them stories that range far beyond the time of their creation or the lifetime of their creator, and African textiles are patterned with these hidden histories. In Africa, cloth may be used to memorialize or commemorate something - an event, a person, a political cause - which in other parts of the world might be written down in detail or recorded by a plaque or monument. History in Africa can be read, told, and recorded in cloth. Making and trading numerous types of cloth have been vital elements in African life and culture for at least two millennia, linking different parts of the continent with each other and the rest of the world. Africa's long engagement with the peoples of the Mediterranean and the islands of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans provides a story of change and continuity. African Textiles Today shows how ideas, techniques, materials, and markets have adapted and flourished, and how the dynamic traditions in African textiles have provided inspiration for the continent's foremost contemporary artists and photographers. With a concluding chapter discussing the impact of African designs across the world, the book offers a fascinating insight into the living history of Africa.
Author | : Chris Spring |
Publisher | : Smithsonian Institution |
Total Pages | : 259 |
Release | : 2012-10-09 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1588343804 |
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African Textiles Today illustrates how African history is read, told, and recorded in cloth. All artifacts or works of art hold within them stories that range far beyond the time of their creation or the lifetime of their creator, and African textiles are patterned with these hidden histories. In Africa, cloth may be used to memorialize or commemorate something - an event, a person, a political cause - which in other parts of the world might be written down in detail or recorded by a plaque or monument. History in Africa can be read, told, and recorded in cloth. Making and trading numerous types of cloth have been vital elements in African life and culture for at least two millennia, linking different parts of the continent with each other and the rest of the world. Africa's long engagement with the peoples of the Mediterranean and the islands of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans provides a story of change and continuity. African Textiles Today shows how ideas, techniques, materials, and markets have adapted and flourished, and how the dynamic traditions in African textiles have provided inspiration for the continent's foremost contemporary artists and photographers. With a concluding chapter discussing the impact of African designs across the world, the book offers a fascinating insight into the living history of Africa.
Author | : John Gillow |
Publisher | : Chronicle Books |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 2003-09 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0811841669 |
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Traces a boy's journey across India as he searches for a sacred buffalo bell stolen from his tribe.
Author | : SPRING CHRISTOPHER |
Publisher | : Smithsonian Institution Press |
Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
Download NORTH AFRICAN TEXTILES PB Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
North African Textiles celebrates a living tradition whose dynamism is apparent in the continued flourishing of old techniques and styles, whilst readily adapting to new materials and markets. The authors provide a much needed survey of a neglected subject and offer valuable new insights into the significance of textiles in the understanding of North African cultural tradition as a whole.
Author | : Roy Sieber |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Ken Kweku Nimo |
Publisher | : Laurence King Publishing |
Total Pages | : 359 |
Release | : 2022-05-05 |
Genre | : Design |
ISBN | : 1529419859 |
Download Africa in Fashion Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Africa in Fashion explores the kaleidoscope of craft cultures that have shaped African fashion for centuries and captures the intriguing stories of contemporary and avant-garde African brands. Part One looks at Africa's rich cultural heritage and place in the network of global fashion. The first chapter retells the history of African fashion, exploring Africa's textile traditions, artisanship and role as a global resource. The second chapter presents a New Africa and examines the promise and potential of Africa's markets, while challenging stereotypes and the concept of European hegemony particularly in the realm of luxury fashion. It also spotlights Africa's unique position as the global industry shifts towards a more sustainable future. Part Two ushers the reader into the spectacular world of African fashion today. It showcases a carefully curated set of the continent's most dynamic brands and, through interviews with prominent and inspiring designers, offers rare insight into their ethos and design practice. Covering unisex fashion, menswear, womenswear, accessories and jewellery the brands are each purposefully selected to contribute uniquely to the mosaic of Africa evolving creative landscape.
Author | : Shirley Friedland |
Publisher | : Schiffer Craft |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
Download African Prints Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
A pictorial survey of printed fabrics - includes abstract and geometric, floral and animal prints. There is a companion volume entitled "African Fabric Design."
Author | : Colleen E. Kriger |
Publisher | : Rowman Altamira |
Total Pages | : 237 |
Release | : 2006-06-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0759114234 |
Download Cloth in West African History Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
In this holistic approach to the study of textiles and their makers, Colleen Kriger charts the role cotton has played in commercial, community, and labor settings in West Africa. By paying close attention to the details of how people made, exchanged, and wore cotton cloth from before industrialization in Europe to the twentieth century, she is able to demonstrate some of the cultural effects of Africa's long involvement in trading contacts with Muslim societies and with Europe. Cloth in West African History thus offers a fresh perspective on the history of the region and on the local, regional, and global processes that shaped it. A variety of readers will find its account and insights into the African past and culture valuable, and will appreciate the connections made between the local concerns of small-scale weavers in African villages, the emergence of an indigenous textile industry, and its integration into international networks.
Author | : Claire Polakoff |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 1982-01-01 |
Genre | : Dyes and dyeing |
ISBN | : 9780710009081 |
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Author | : John Picton |
Publisher | : Ben Uri Gallery & Museum |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Textile crafts |
ISBN | : 9780853317968 |
Download The Art of African Textiles Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This is a comprehensive look at the textiles of contemporary Africa. It includes essays on the hand-woven textiles of West Africa, applique and embroidery, the impact of European trade and the use of textiles as an art form.'